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5 killed in suicide attack
By Shujaat Bukhari

JAMMU, DEC. 4. In yet another `fidayeen' attack on security forces two Army jawans and three militants were killed near the north Kashmir town of Handwara on Tuesday evening.

Reports reaching here said that a group of militants attacked a heavily guarded camp of 21 Rashtriya Rifles in Baghatpora near Handwara, killing two jawans. The IGP Kashmir zone, Mr. K. Rajindra, said the militants tried to force their entry into the camp and resorted to indiscriminate firing.

A Lashkar-e-Taiba spokesman rang up newspaper offices in Srinagar and claimed the responsibility for the attack.

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